Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Nakhon Si Thammarat
นครศรีธรรมราช | |
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| Nakhon Si Thammarat province | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Southern Thai | นครศรีธรรมราช (pronounced [nàʔ.kʰɔ̂ːn.síː.tʰām.mǎʔ.rǎt̚]) คอน (pronounced [kʰɔ̂ːn]) |
| • Malay | Ligor (Rumi) |
From left to right, top to bottom : Nakhon Si Thammarat City Wall, Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Si Thammarat PAO Stadium, Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport, Aerial view of Talumphuk Cape and Gulf of Thailand | |
| Nickname(s): Muangkhon (Thai: เมืองคอน) Nakhon (Thai:นคร) | |
| Motto(s): เราชาวนครฯ อยู่เมืองพระ มั่นอยู่ในสัจจะศีลธรรม กอปรกรรมดี มีมานะพากเพียร ไม่เบียดเบียนทำอันตรายผู้ใด ("We the Nakhon people's, the city of Buddhism. Strong in moral truth, good karma and perseverance. Never encroach nor harm anyone") | |
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Si Thammarat province | |
| Coordinates: 8°25′7″N 99°57′49″E / 8.41861°N 99.96361°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Somchai Leelanoi |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,885 km2 (3,817 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,534,653 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 155/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6263 "somewhat low" Ranked 61st |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 154 billion (US$5.3 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 80xxx |
| Calling code | 075 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-80 |
| Website | nakhonsithammarat |
Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช | |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Warin Chinwong |
| Website | nakhonsi |
Nakhon Si Thammarat province (Thai: จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sǐː tʰām.mā.râːt]) is a province (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. As of 2018, it was the most populous province of Southern Thailand, with a population of approximately 1.5 million. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Songkhla, Phatthalung, Trang, Krabi and Surat Thani.